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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
4
Restringing and repairs service available at W J Fulton 620 Shields Street. Advertising for sporting goods including racks, hockey sticks, tennis racquet covers and other items. Contact see Bill Fulton at phone 2860 for sporting requirements.
A jumbled record describes Australian and open classes with names like Fraser, Gabon, and Queensland entries. It lists various breeds including dachshunds and German shepherds, with minor and junior categories and handlers such as Denny, Holmes, and Martin.
The committee has measured the Gordonvale course and set provisional bogeys for future play. Par layout includes five par fives and two par fours, subject to revision on Jubilee Day May 9. Mixed play occurred May 13 and 15 with members listed. race meeting planned May 19 to 20.
An all day event at Mareeba is planned for next Sunday with a club trophy to be awarded in the evening. Amine Bole and Jack Newell are noted as players in contention. A separate trophy is provided for the best gross score and another for the best score by members and associates on the range.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Sunday game with several players named Kell vy, Wilkin, Bowser, Bruce Peers, and Teeter. Mentions scores like 73-34 and references to teams, visits, and a secretary, but details and context are severely garbled.
A readable fragment notes a senior game for Fishers Palle against Babeds Rangers with brief mention of teams and possible score or outcome in a local sports brief.
Local sailors Mollop and Bord are listed among crews anchored aboard ships tied near the harbor. Tava T. is noted in descriptions of the scene alongside McLeod Bord.
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